Microsoft and OpenClassrooms team up to prepare students for AI jobs
Microsoft is partnering with OpenClassrooms to train Students and prepare them Jobs relating to artificial intelligence.
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Attendees can bring a student developer 14-21 to Build for free
Microsoft is allowing attendees to bring a younger student-aged (which is between 14 and 21 years old) family member to the Build conference for no extra charge.
National FFA Organization and Microsoft partner to help more than 650,000 US students learn digital skills
The National FFA Organization has announced it partnered with Microsoft to help more than 650,000 US students learn digital skills
New Surface Pro ads highlight it as the "ultimate laptop for students"
A new round of Microsoft ads on YouTube is promoting the Surface Pro as the "ultimate laptop for students."
Dell delivers new Windows 10 and Chromebook laptops
Dell today revealed three new laptops aimed at students and those in the classroom.
Access Microsoft's Minecraft Hour of Code Designer starting now
We reported on Microsoft's Minecraft Hour of Code Designer tutorial that will help beginning programmers learn how to code by making a Minecraft mini-game. The initiative is part of Code.org's Hour of Code program that kicked off today. Now, Microsoft ... Read more
Real Madrid players promote learning computing skills as part of the Hour of Code
Recently, Real Madrid footballers (soccer players to the those in the US) spoke to local school students via Skype about the importance of learning computer skills. Real Madrid's Marcelo Vieira, Sergio Ramos and Isco Alarcon spoke with the school students as part of Hour of Code.
Windows 10 IoT experiment on the International Space Station gets its first feedback
Microsoft and Quest Institute finally got live feedback from their recently launched NextGen ISS Platform experiment in outer space.
Microsoft and Code.org announce Minecraft Hour of Code Designer
Mojang and Code.org have teamed up to help people aged 6 and older understand fundamental basics of how programming works, with some easy commands their created "games" will have to follow.
Microsoft creates a Surface warranty program optimized for schools and education
Microsoft's new Surface Complete warranty counts the number of devices purchased as potential claims instead of a few for each device.
Microsoft Garage is looking for students and researchers to try out Sourcerer for Android
Microsoft Garage and the Office Insider programs are collaborating on a new Android app, Sourcerer, meant to help students and research stay organized.
Microsoft Forms helps teachers individualize education
The Microsoft Forms team is primarily composed of company engineers who seek to create a “go-to resource for summative and formative assessments, surveys and more,” that teachers can use to measure a student’s progress.
Microsoft Imagine Cup winners announced, World Championship ready to go
Microsoft's Imagine Cup Finals Award Ceremony cut the competition down to three creative student teams vying for the World Championship.
New Meet the Microsofties program aims to get face to face feedback from teachers and students
The Office 365 team is carving out another empowerment niche that involves connecting Microsoft employees with teachers and students from classrooms around the world, with the new Meet the Microsofties program.
Microsoft's Hour of Code draws millions of students from around the world
Over the past week Microsoft, along with its partners with YouthSpark and Code.org, helped celebrate Computer Science Education Week. In September, I introduced you to Genesis, a young girl whose passion for programming was made possible though Microsoft's YouthSpark initiative. Though programs ... Read more
OneNote Learning extension is the winning solution from Microsoft's Hackathon competition
OneNote has recently found a welcoming home in education. Faculty, teachers and students alike are finding the cloud connected nature of OneDrive a growing dependency in the changing landscape of education. As a result, Microsoft would like to expand OneNote’s capabilities ... Read more
Microsoft's "Noteworthy" Surface 3 ad focuses on students in time for back to school
Microsoft is ramping up their advertising campaign and one of the latest editions is an ad for the Surface 3. It’s directed towards students and heavily features OneNote, Microsoft Office’s note taking program. With back to school in only a ... Read more
Microsoft's new Office contest wants students to showcase their creativity
Microsoft's Office products have always been a useful tool for students. From writing essays in Word, doing math with Excel, or presenting to a class with PowerPoint presentations, it's easy to see how Office can be essential for so many things in a student's academic life. The Microsoft ... Read more
Microsoft answers the President's ConnectED challenge with impressive numbers
During the 2014 State of the Union address, President Obama set an ambitious agenda for education. The president wanted to make 2014 a year of action when it came to the topic of America’s commitment towards educating its youth. President Obama’s challenge, ConnectED, was a ... Read more
OneNote gets summer updates geared for teachers and faculty
OneNote is often the outlier service users mention when discussing the Microsoft ecosystem. Windows may have left a bad taste in some users mouths, Office is often viewed as the soul-sucking office suite of enterprise, and Microsoft may never be more than the ... Read more
Eligibility for free Office 365 for students and teachers becomes a global affair
We recently wrote about the public event held by the New York City Department of Education. At the announcement, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced that Microsoft would be offering free Office 365 ProPlus features for all of their 1.1 million students as ... Read more